Body fat is a concern for men as well as women. It's hard to get rid of the fat that has been attached once. However, in terms of health, visceral fat is more of a concern. It's also a cause of lifestyle-related diseases, so you have to be careful ... but this one is also hard to get rid of.

However, happy information came in that the dietary fiber of barley (mochi barley) reduces the visceral fat of women. The experiment was conducted on Hakubaku cod roe. The summary page is open to the public.


Mochi barley is a barley that is more sticky and has a chewy texture than glutinous varieties. Due to its strong stickiness, it has the property that its taste does not deteriorate much even when cooled, compared to glutinous seeds. The dietary fiber content is also richer than that of glutinous barley, and glutinous barley accounts for 13% of that of glutinous barley, which is about 9%.

In the experiment, 5 adult women took wheat rice containing 30% "mochi barley" and 5 adult men and women each took 2 meals a day for 12 weeks. , BMI, etc. are measured.

As a result, BMI and abdominal circumference were significantly reduced by ingesting cooked rice containing 50% glutinous barley. Regarding the amount of glutinous barley, it was confirmed that the visceral fat area tends to decrease on average, although there is no significant difference not only in the 50% group but also in the 30% group.


It has also been confirmed that the 50% female group has a large effect on weight loss. Compared to before eating rice with mochi barley, he lost 2.0 kg ...!


From the results of this test, it was confirmed that the intake of "mochi barley" is effective for both men and women. It is more effective for reducing the visceral fat area than the subcutaneous fat area, and it is considered that the dietary fiber of glutinous barley is effective not only for dieting but also for measures against metabolic syndrome.

I wonder if it's good for your health ... What is the wonderful effect of barley rice that you have eaten? For those of you who are worried about visceral fat, it may be effective just to have barley rice with daily rice! Aim, de-metabolic syndrome!